Category Archives: Policy

Restating the Obvious Sometimes the obvious needs to be repeated. The lesser of two evils is still evil.   Defining Deviancy Down. Again. Dana Balz of the Washington Post says that the voters understand the flaws of the major party … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton and the Case of Shahram Amiri According to the Daily Beast, Iran confirmed that it executed Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist who reportedly gave intelligence to the United States about Iran’s nuclear program. The AP reports that … Continue reading →

The trickle of Republican defectors is about to turn into a torrent. Donald Trump, who was formerly described as merely being “inconsistent” is increasingly being described as erratic, unpredictable and unstable. That’s because he is. And his poll numbers are … Continue reading →

To the surprise of exactly no one, Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech was mainly the same old plodding boilerplate that she has been droning on about for decades. But it’s worth going through, because underneath it all lies a collection of … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton, one of the most corrupt politicians in U.S. history, and certainly the most corrupt to become the presumptive nominee of a major party, has promised to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and thus gut the first … Continue reading →

While at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Secretary of State John Kerry says ISIS attacked Istanbul Airport because they are desperate and know they are losing. “If you are desperate and if you know you are losing, and you know you … Continue reading →

When the U.S. Supreme Court held in Heller (2008) that the second amendment means exactly what it says, namely that the people have a constitutional right to bear arms, it provoked a howl of outrage from progressive quarters. The intensity … Continue reading →